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所属 (suǒ shǔ) — (adjective) affiliated with, belonging to (used before a noun); (noun) one's affiliate organization; one's subordinate(s)

Definition

所属 means 'affiliated with' (before a noun) or 'one's subordinate(s)/affiliate unit' (as a noun). It is broader and more administrative than 附属 (purely 'subsidiary, attached'); for 'people under you' 下属 is more common than the noun use of 所属.

adjective
affiliated withbelonging to (used before a noun)
noun
one's affiliate organizationone's subordinate(s)

Examples

  • 所属。
    Qǐng zhù míng nǐ de suǒ shǔ dān wèi.
    Please indicate your affiliated organization.
  • 所属。
    Jīng lǐ zhào jí le suǒ yǒu suǒ shǔ kāi huì.
    The manager called all subordinates to a meeting.
  • 所属？
    Zhè xiē wén jiàn suǒ shǔ nǎ ge bù mén?
    Which department do these documents belong to?

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
前缀qiánzhuìPrefix

A fixed syllable in front that adds a shade of meaning but carries none of its own.

所suǒthe thing involved
属shǔbelong

所 points to the thing involved and 属 adds belong, giving what belongs.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斤斤jīnaxe
Sound part声符shēngfú
戶
戶hù所suǒ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

Open 所 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 屬; 属 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
㞑Written in full as尾wěitail
Sound part声符shēngfú
蜀
蜀shǔ屬shǔ
Same sound today

The traditional form 屬 pairs 㞑 (tail) with 蜀 as a sound part; the simplified 属 is a shorthand.

Open 属 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Abstract ConceptsGroups & Organizations

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